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Posted December 31, 2006 07:33 am

Announcements and Deadlines

Submit your community announcement for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Announcements is printed Friday-Sunday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, visit savannahnow.com/do.

Book Donations

The Savannah Alumnae Chapter Delta Gems is collecting books to send to children affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The group is made up of more than 40 at-risk African-American girls ages 14-18 who work to create a better future for themselves, including serving the community. Books will be donated through The Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools Katrina Project, a project working to provide assistance to families affected by Katrina and Rita. Call 355-5832; 308-5384; 925-8051; or 507-1578.

Reunion Planning

The Groves High School Class of 1962 reunion planning committee is currently compiling addresses and phone numbers of classmates. Call 247-5605.

GSU Golden Award nominations

Georgia Southern University is accepting nominations through Jan. 15 for the 2007 Golden Award, honoring the teacher or professor who sets the standard in teaching excellence in composition. The winner must have at least five years of experience in composition, demonstrate specific techniques, approaches and qualities that make his or her instruction outstanding; and make a significant contribution to his or her school beyond the classroom. All nominations must be submitted online to ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/ssfyc.html. The award will be presented Feb. 2, 2007, at the ninth annual Student Success in First-Year Composition Conference.

Georgia Centennial Farm Applications

The Georgia Centennial Farm program will accept applications for Centennial Farms until March 1, 2007. Qualifying Centennial Farms are honored each October at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Ga. For an application, visit hpd.state.ga.us/content/display navigation.asp?TopCategory=25. For information, call (404) 651-6782 or e-mail gretchen_brock@dnr.state.ga.us.

Fudge Scrabble Tournament

The Zonta Club of Savannah will host the 3rd annual Fudge SCRABBLE tournament to provide mammograms for uninsured women. 1-5 p.m. Jan. 27, Candler Hospital, Marsh Auditorium. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Bring your own SCRABBLE game. Prizes for the top three scores, as well as instant and door prizes. Entry fee: $15 pre-registered; $20 at the door; $10 students with ID. To register and for information, call 819-7100.

Armstrong Atlantic Youth Orchestra

Will hold auditions the afternoon of Jan. 6 and the evening of Jan. 9 at AASU, 11935 Abercorn St. Auditions are held by appointment only. Students will be placed in one of three groups: the AAYO, a full-scale symphonic orchestra and an ensemble for which AASU music students may participate for course credit; the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, which will perform music that is written for orchestral strings and a complement of wind instruments; and the Lyric Strings Ensemble, a beginning level string orchestra. The AAYO will meet 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays Jan 9-May 1. The ACO and the LSE will meet 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 13-May 5. Membership fee: $85 per semester. Family discounts and scholarships are available. For an appointment, call 236-2560.

Nominations are due for 2007 inductees for the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame by Jan. 31. Inductees will be awarded at the GSAHF banquet 6:15 p.m. May 7 at the Savannah Civic Center. Mail nominations to: GSAHF, P.O. Box 983, Savannah, GA 31402. For guidelines and information, call 355-8774 or 355-9382.

Iams Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Drive

Through Jan. 2 at Savannah area shelters. Local shelters include Coastal Pet Rescue in Savannah, Save-A-Life Inc. in Savannah, the Humane Society of South Coastal Georgia in Brunswick and Jasper Animal Rescue Mission in Bluffton. Call (800) 421-6456 or visit www.home4theholidays.com.

POW Museum to Close for Maintenance

The National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site in Anderson, Ga., will close temporarily to allow for necessary maintenance work. The planned period for closing is through Feb. 17. A temporary visitor center will have exhibits on display and provide some basic services to the visiting public. Some services will still be provided. The grounds are open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and the visitor center is open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free admission. More information can be found at www.nps.gov.

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

The Museum's Honor Tree is on display through the end of January. The tree is decorated with pictures of uniformed veterans and members of the military currently on active duty. As the first tree fills, additional trees will be added to the display in the Lyle E. Lewis Rotunda of the museum. Photographs for the tree may be e-mailed to volunteers@mightyeighth.org or brought to Jean Prescott in the Roger A. Freeman Eighth Air Force Research Center at the Museum. Call 748-8888 ext. 123.

Senior Citizens Inc.

Dr. W. Todd Groce, president and CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, will teach a nine-week course on the American Civil War this winter at the Learning Center at Senior Citizens Inc. The course will meet 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Senior Citizens Inc., 3025 Bull St. Jan. 10-March 7. Cost: $25; lower prices available to individuals who register for multiple courses. The Learning Center at Senior Citizens Inc. is for people ages 55 and older, although younger students are admitted on a space-available basis. Call 236-0363 ext. 113 or visit www.georgiahistory.com.

Ronald McDonald House

For every $10 donation to the Ronald McDonald House, receive a 2007 full-color calendar, complete with more than $10 worth of McDonald's coupons. Call 356-5520 or stop by the house on the campus of Memorial Medical Center, 4700 Waters Ave.

DEADLINES

Junior League of Savannah

Is now accepting applications for community projects in the area of education. Applications must be received no later than Jan. 15, 2007. The Junior League of Savannah selects a community focus area to which funds and volunteers hours are directed. For an application, visit www.jrleaguesavannah.org. For information, call 790-1002.